transferring
Passing something along
Transferring is moving something from one place, person, or situation to another.
You might be transferring files between devices, transferring schools, or transferring money between accounts.
The word emphasizes the process of movement rather than the completion: I'm transferring to the London office next month.
In sports, a player transferring changes teams, often involving negotiation and fees.
Emotionally affecting
- packingPutting items in containers
- boxesSix-sided containers
- removalAct of taking away
- vanEnclosed cargo vehicle
truck · resettlement · emigration · immigration · uprooting · displacement · rehousing · expatriation
Funds sent elsewhere
- wireThin metallic conductor
- paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
- depositPlace for safekeeping
- withdrawalAct of taking away
funds · banking · account · electronic · direct deposit · SWIFT · transaction · clearing
Exchanging for value
- swapExchange one for another
- barterDirect goods-for-goods exchange
- transactionExchange of goods/money
- reciprocityMutual exchange of actions
substitution · interchange · deal · trade-off · bargaining · negotiation · arbitrage · compensation
Following in order
- custodyProtective care or control
- ownershipLegal right of possession
- relinquishmentFormal giving up
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
briefing · documentation · continuity · baton · changeover · turnover · onboarding · debriefing
Moving things between places
- shipmentGoods being transported
- freightGoods being transported
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- cargoTransported goods
consignment · dispatch · logistics · courier · carrier · forwarding · trucking · parcel
Transfer data outward
- downloadRemote-to-local data transfer
- copyIdentical reproduction made
- syncCoordinate timing or data
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
migration · file · bandwidth · protocol · server · cloud · export · import
Transferring responsibility downward
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- dutyRequired moral task
- taskWork to be done
- obligationRequired task or commitment
appointment · designation · allocation · mandate · authorization · commission · entrustment · charge
moving
Emotionally affecting
van · truck · resettlement · emigration · immigration · uprooting · displacement · rehousing · expatriation · reassignment
remittance
Funds sent elsewhere
withdrawal · funds · banking · account · electronic · direct deposit · SWIFT · transaction · clearing · credit
trading
Exchanging for value
- swapExchange one for another
- barterDirect goods-for-goods exchange
- transactionExchange of goods/money
reciprocity · substitution · interchange · deal · trade-off · bargaining · negotiation · arbitrage · compensation · clearinghouse
succession
Following in order
- custodyProtective care or control
- ownershipLegal right of possession
- relinquishmentFormal giving up
stewardship · briefing · documentation · continuity · baton · changeover · turnover · onboarding · debriefing · transition
transport
Moving things between places
cargo · consignment · dispatch · logistics · courier · carrier · forwarding · trucking · parcel · haulage
upload
Transfer data outward
backup · migration · file · bandwidth · protocol · server · cloud · export · import · encoding
delegation
Transferring responsibility downward
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- dutyRequired moral task
- taskWork to be done
obligation · appointment · designation · allocation · mandate · authorization · commission · entrustment · charge · empowerment
- warehousingwarehouse, warehouses, fulfillment centers, fulfillment center, distribution centers
- delegationdelegating, assigning, entrusting, tasking, handing off
- entrustingdelegating, assigning, handing over, consigning, committing
- logisticsshipping, delivery, warehouses, warehousing, shipment
- leavingdeparture, quit, walking away, withdrawing, bail
- passenger behaviorboarding, exiting, sitting, standing, waiting
transferringstaying
Continuing in place
remaining · fixing · anchoring · staying put · settling
transfer, transit, transportation, transferred, transfers, transferable, transference, transactional, transferee